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Ghostbusters (1984) poster
1984
global pct
89.2

Film · 1984 · Films · 1980s

Ghostbusters

Scored from 580 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

89.2%
Global percentile
vs. all 52,376 ranked titles
88.8%
In-cohort percentile
Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles
99.2%
AI-adjusted percentile
580 calibrated reviewers

Summary

After being fired from their university positions, three parapsychologists launch a ghost-catching business in New York City. When supernatural activity escalates throughout Manhattan, the team must use their newly invented technology to contain the growing paranormal threat before a major entity emerges.

Ivan Reitman directed Ghostbusters, a comedy, science-fiction and fantasy film from 1984. Its comedy subtype is Action Comedy. It is rated PG. The runtime is 105 minutes. It stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It was made in the United States.

580 IMDb reviewers are calibrated for this title, and those are the ones the calibrated score reads; a separate, broader pool of 614 reviewers with at least two reviews each feeds the raw-average track. A second review pool sits behind it as well: 24,632 Rotten Tomatoes reviewers clear the same calibration test, and Rankquant scores them separately. 3,140 other films from the 1980s form the cohort it is ranked inside.

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Is Ghostbusters (1984) worth watching?

Cohort
Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles
Calibrated reviewers
580

Cohort: Films · 1980s

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